Sec. 1123. Direct hire authority for scientific and engineering positions for test and evaluation facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base
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The Secretary of Defense may, acting through the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Directors of the test and evaluation facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base of the Department of Defense, appoint qualified candidates possessing an advanced degree to scientific and engineering positions within the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the test and evaluation facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title.
Authority under this section may not, in any calendar year and with respect to the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation or any test and evaluation facility, be exercised with respect to a number of candidates greater than the number equal to 3 percent of the total number of scientific and engineering positions within the Office or such facility that are filled as of the close of the fiscal year last ending before the start of such calendar year. For purposes of this subsection, any candidate appointed to a position under this section shall be treated as appointed on a full-time equivalent basis.
The authority to make appointments under this section shall not be available after December 31, 2021. In this section, the term Major Range and Test Facility Base means the test and evaluation facilities that are designated by the Secretary as facilities and resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base of the Department.